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Avon planning department proposes fee increases to recover about 85% of processing costs

Avon Town Council · January 9, 2026
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Planning Director Linda Albrand presented a fee study showing the town currently recovers about 37% of planning case processing costs; her proposal raises fees (largest increases for waivers) to recover approximately 85% of estimated costs and will be introduced as an ordinance for council consideration.

Avon — Town Planning Director Linda Albrand told the Town Council on Jan. 8 that the planning department’s current fee structure recovers a fraction of staff costs and proposed a fee schedule that would bring recovery to about 85% of estimated processing costs.

Albrand reviewed a staff time computation and said the low end of actual staff cost per case exceeds $2,000, while the 2025…

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